Synopsis: Commander Sisko, Quark, Jake Sisko, and Rom take a field trip to the Gamma Quadrant and get a lesson they were not anticipating. This episode, similar to “Tribunal” is an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego is confronted by bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “The… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 26: “The Jem’Hadar”
Month: March 2022
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 25: “Tribunal”
Synopsis: Chief O’Brien is put on trial by the Cardassians. This episode is an illustration of what can happen when the Logos-driven rational conscious ego fails to acknowledge bits of material from the Eros-driven irrational unconscious. In “Tribunal” when we first see Chief of Operations Miles O’Brien he is trying to take care of everything… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 25: “Tribunal”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 24: “The Collaborator”
Synopsis: Major Kira is tasked with determining whether or not Vedek Bareil collaborated with the Cardassians during the occupation of Bajor. There is an exchange in this episode that illustrates the difference between a monotheistic patriarchal religion that’s ultimate goal is perfection of the soul, and a more polytheistic religion that’s aim, like that of… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 24: “The Collaborator”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episodes 25 and 26: “All Good Things . . ., Parts I and II”
Synopsis: Captain Picard travels between three different time periods in an attempt to save life on Earth. One way to interpret this, the last episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, is from the analytical psychological perspective as an illustration of the power of the Eros-driven irrational unconscious when it confronts the Logos-driven rational conscious… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episodes 25 and 26: “All Good Things . . ., Parts I and II”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 23: “Crossover”
Synopsis: Due to an equipment malfunction when passing through the wormhole, Major Kira and Dr. Bashir find themselves in an alternate universe. This episode can be seen as an illustration of what it is like to face one’s shadow. In “Crossover” because of an engine malfunction that occurs when their runabout is going through the… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 23: “Crossover”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24: “Preemptive Strike”
Synopsis: Lt. Ro is ordered to infiltrate the Maquis, which leads to an unexpected outcome. This episode is an illustration of two depth psychological concepts described by Carl (C. G.) Jung: projection and transference. Projection is when an individual projects some aspect of their unconscious onto another, and transference can be seen as a former… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 24: “Preemptive Strike”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 22: “The Wire”
Synopsis: Garak suddenly becomes ill and Dr. Bashir discovers more than he anticipated when he tries to heal him. This episode can be seen as an exploration of the character of Elim Garak, which reveals him to possess Trickster energy as embodied by Mercury, also known as Hermes. In “The Wire” Garak mysteriously falls ill… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episode 22: “The Wire”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 23: “Emergence”
Synopsis: After going through a magnascopic storm the Enterprise gives birth to a new intelligent life form. This episode is an illustration of how between the Logos-driven rational conscious ego and the Eros-driven irrational unconscious there is a third thing or in between space, that Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman called the metaxy. In “Emergence” after… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 23: “Emergence”
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 22: “Bloodlines”
Synopsis: The Ferengi who tried to kill Captain Picard in the episode “The Battle” returns, this time threatening to kill a man whom he claims is Picard’s son. This episode is an illustration of what happens when one does not follow the guidance of what Archetypal Psychologist James Hillman would call our inner daimon that… Continue reading Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 7, Episode 22: “Bloodlines”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episodes 20 and 21: “The Maquis, Parts I and II”
Synopsis: Renegade Federation forces attack Cardassian ships in an effort to disrupt the peace between the Federation and Cardassia. These two episodes are really the telling of one story in two parts, so I will address them together in this one post. The depth psychological concept that is illustrated here is the idea that those… Continue reading Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 2, Episodes 20 and 21: “The Maquis, Parts I and II”
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